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“I Miss My Liver.” Nonmedical Sources in the History of Hepatocentrism

Hepatocentrism was a medical doctrine that considered the liver the center of the whole human being. It originated in ancient populations (Mesopotamic civilization) and persisted in Western countries until the seventeenth century. Hidden references to hepatocentrism may be found in artistic represen...

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Autores principales: Orlandi, Riccardo, Cianci, Nicole, Invernizzi, Pietro, Cesana, Giancarlo, Riva, Michele Augusto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30094408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1224